Method and apparatus for producing permanent waves



Feb. 7, 1928 1,658,082

F. GRlESER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PERMANENT WAVES Filed Dec. 11. 1926 "tlitl'lED STATES FRIEDRICH GRIESER, Z5 BERLIN, GERBIANY.

IEETI-IOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PERMANENT "WAVES.

Application filed December 11, 1926, Serial No. 154,122, and in Germany December 11, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in the art of treating hair, and has particular reference to a method and apparatus for producing permanent waves.

An object of the invention is to securely maintain a strand of hair in curled position upon a permeable tube while treating said strand with a liquid introduced into the tube and also applying heat to the strand by the insertion of the tube into a heating element.

Another object resides in applying a treating liquid to a curled strand of hair both from the interior of a tube upon which said strand is wound and also from a cover which 13 encircles said strand, and siimiltaneously applying heat to the strand.

A further object is to provide an improved apparatus of simple and practical construction by means of which the hair may be permanently waved without injury thereto.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detail description, when taken in connection with the. accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment oi the inventive idea.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away and shown in section, of the apparatus 30 constructed in accordance with the invenlion; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged elevation, partly in section, of the tube upon which a strand of hair is wound.

Briefly, the invention consists in winding a strand of hair about a permeable tube into which a treating liquid may beintroduced, the tube being permeable to permit said liquid to pass through the tube and on to 4H the strand of hair.

A cover which may also be saturated with the treating liquid is wrapped about the strand and this cover is enclosed in an outer cover oliinuaermeable material about which may he wound in order to tightly bind the strand to the tube. The parts are then positioned within a heating elementwhich is enclosed in an outer heat insulated casing which protects the scalp from coming in contact with said heated element. Should the treating liquid become wholly or partially evaporated due to the action of the heat, the tube upon which the strand of hair is wound may have injected therein a further supply of the liquid and int-his manner the a flexible element, such as a wire or the like,

hair will be protected against being scorched and becoming broken or otherwise seriously injured.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the character (1 indicates the handle of the apparatus upon one end of which is suitably mounted the tubular heating e ement 6 which is usually made of iron and which may be heated in any desired manner prior to the introduction of a strand oi? hair into the element. I

A mounting upon which the strand of hair to be waved is wound comprises a tubular member, preferably consisting of a coil spring d enclosed within a casing 6 made of some suitable permeable material and upon which the strand of hair 0 is wound, as shown in Figure 1. One end of the tube is closed by means of a plug f so that a treating liquid may be introduced into the tube tl'irough the OPG11GI]Cl 1 thereof. The filling of the tube may be accomplished in any suitable manner, as by means of a sprayer or the like. l/Vith the stran d of hair wrappe about the casing c said liquid will gradually seep throughthe casing and on to the hair tobe curled. I

After winding the hair upon the tube an inner cover 71, of cloth or other suitable materiahwhich may also be moistened'or saturated with the treating liquid is wrapped around the strand 0 and an outer cover 1 made of some desirable impermeable material, such as parchment or the like, is then drawn over the inner cover 72 A wire Z: or other flexible binding. means is then coiled about the outer cover so as to tightl wrap the covers 72,; and about the-strand 0 and thus bind the latter in permanent position upon the tube. The wire Z: may be of some heat conducting material so as to afford a better distribution of heat.

With the strand of hair thus wound upon the tube and held in position thereon the various elements so far described are inserted into the previously heated element 7) so as to extend longitudinally thereoi and in spaced relation thereto and thereupon an outer protective casing Z is mounted over the 7 tube 6. The casing Z is of suflicient length to entirely enclose the heating element F) to pre-.

vent its contact with the scalp and said casing is provided throughout its length with an outer winding mot insulated material.

The strand of hair is now heated by the element .5 with the aid of the binding means 7c and during this heating, should the liquid in the tube a and the cover It become wholly or partially evaporated, additional liquid may be injected into the tube so that more of the liquid will come into contact with v the strand of hair and'thus preventinjury thereto by reason oi? the heat. To facilitate the seepage oi the liquid through the tube or casing e the coil spring may be expanded to space the convoiutions thereof andv thus permit the liquid to more readily come in coir-act with said casing.-

in additionto being used for the purpose of producing permanent waves, the apparatus ot the present invention can also be used "for flattening out wavy or curly hair, since to do this merely involves the proper positioning or winding of the strand 0 upon the tube and treating said strand by the present method. I

What is claimed is: V

1. An apparatus tor producingpermanent waves, including a tube upon which a strand of hair may be wound, a cover for said strand wrapped about the same and adapted to be moistened with a treating liquid, and a pro-heated heating element for receiving said tube, strand and cover.

2. An apparatus 1 waves, including a flexible tube upon which a strand of hair may be wound, a cover for said strand wrapped about the same and adapted to be moistened with a treating liquid, a heat conducting wire wound about said cover for binding said strand to said tube, and a heating element enclosing said strand.

3. An apparatus for producing permanent waves, including a flexible tube upon which a strandv of hair may be wound, a cover for said strand wrapped abo'utthe same and adapted to be moistened with. a treating.

liquid, a heat conducting wire wound about said cover for binding said strand to said tube, a heating element enclosing said strand, and a heat insulated casing enclosing said heating element in spaced relation thereto.

t. An apparatus for producing permanent for producing permanent waves, including a flexible permeable tube closed at one end to for-1n a receptacle for the reception of a treating liquid and upon which a strand of hair is adapted to be wound, means binding said strand to said tube, anda heating element ior enclosing said strand.

5. An apparatus for producing permanent waves, including a permeable tube adapted for the reception of a treating liquid and upon which a strand of hair is to be wound, a cover for said strand wrapped about the same and also adapted to be moistened with said liquid, an impermeable cover about the first named cover, flexible binding means ex tending around the second named cover 1 01 securing said strand upon said tube, and a heating element enclosing said strand.

6. An apparatus for producing permanent waves, including apermeable tube adapted for the reception of a treating liquid and up on which a strand'ott hair is to be wound, a cover for said strand wrapped about the same and also adapted to be moistened with said liquid, an impern'ieable cover about the first named cover, a heat conducting element wound about said impermeable cover to bind said strand tosaid tube, and a heating element enclosing said strand.

7. An apparatus for producing permanent waves, including a permeable tube closed at one end to form a receptacle for the reception of a treating liquid and upon which a strand of hair is adapted to be wound and become moistened by said liquid, said tube consisting of a spiral spring and a permeable casing therefor, a cover for said strand wrapped about the same and also adapted to be saturated with said liquid,

a second cover of impermeable material wraned about the first named cover heat conducting means extending around the sec- I end named cover for binding said strand in permanent position on said tube, and a heat ing element enclosing said strand.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature.

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